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Local Archguitarist, Peter Blanchette,
Plays on Thursday Evenings

Chances are, you’ve already heard the music of Peter Blanchette. Blanchette is the inventor of the archguitar, an eleven-stringed instrument with a greatly expanded musical range.  He has performed live on the NPR programs: A Prairie Home Companion, All Things Considered, WNYC’s New Sounds, Soundboard, and Performance Today.  His recordings are often heard on radio programs such as Sunday Baroque, The Thistle and Shamrock and locally on WFCR.  His many CDs of solo and ensemble music on Dorian Recordings and AGM have sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

As a composer, Peter has contributed to the acclaimed television programs HBO's Sex and the City, and PBS' Inside the Tuscan Hills.  In addition, he is a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant Recipient for his orchestral works and recordings of crossover classical-Jazz compositions. Many of his recordings feature his Virtual Consort ensemble--an “imaginary orchestra” consisting of Blanchette playing multiple overdubs of various plucked instruments, along with his archguitar, often adding a featured vocal or instrumental soloist.

We are delighted to present Peter Blanchette, live with his archguitar, Thursday nights from 6-9:30 at Carmelina’s.

To get to know more about Peter and to listen to samples of his music, visit www.archguitar.com.

New CD: The Food of Love
Peter Blanchette

Available only at Carmelina's & Online- a special CD of Peter’s great music created expressly for Carmelina’s called “The Food of Love”- A CD of soft, exquisite, Italian flavored dinner music played for friends gathered together to enjoy a fine meal.


The Legendary Emery Smith Plays Jazz on the Weekends

Live from New York City every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, you will enjoy the ever-tasteful music of renowned jazz pianist, Emery Austin Smith. Completing his 23rd year at Carmelina’s, Emery has performed with many jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee, and Henry Red Allen during his distinguished career. Emery, a jazz historian, calls himself the 'Original Hobo' and has performed in New York at the Metropole, Sign of the Dove, and the Sugar Bar. You can hear Emery weekdays in New York at the Oaks or Arthur's Tavern, but every weekend we are blessed to have him here at Carmelina’s.

Playing music from "The Great American Songbook", you'll enjoy listening to the tunes of Ellington, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Fats Waller, and Thelonious Monk as Emery plays on the baby grand in our main dining room, affectionately called the “piano room”. From time to time, Emery’s jazz musician friends stop in to play a surprise impromptu session! We hope you’re fortunate enough to have a seat in the room when that happens.

   

 

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